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MICHAEL P. JACOBS
Contact Information: 712.277.2373
Fax 712.277.3304
E-mail: mjacobs@rawlingsnieland.com

Mike was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. He graduated from Sioux City East High School in 1972. He then attended The University of South Dakota where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1976. He majored in Political Science and minored in History and Economics. He attended Drake Law School in 1976 and 1977. He returned to The University of South Dakota where he received his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1979.

Mike moved to Sioux City in 1979 to begin practicing law with this firm which was then known as Kindig, Bebee, Rawlings, Nieland, and Killinger. Mike became a partner in 1982 and has been here ever since.

Mike is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa and in South Dakota. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation in both states.

He served as a president of the Sioux City Young Lawyers Club and on the Woodbury County Bar Association Grievance and Courts Committees. He is a member of the Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Inc. He is currently serving on the Iowa Bar Association Jury Instruction Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Defense Counsel Association. Mike has served on the Sioux City Civil Service Commission.

Mike is engaged in the general practice of law which includes but is not limited to litigation, personal injury, product liability, insurance, and workers’ compensation.

In addition to practicing law, Mike has coached youth league football, little league baseball, and youth league basketball for both boys and girls. Mike served as treasurer for youth hockey travel teams and on his church’s parish council.